tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post2353708314545621046..comments2015-08-17T14:09:30.612-08:00Comments on Scribbit | A Blog About Motherhood in Alaska: Ridiculous Car NamesScribbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-58122845719621124272009-03-20T05:51:00.000-08:002009-03-20T05:51:00.000-08:00Those car names were not given for no reason at al...Those car names were not given for no reason at all. i think that's part of an effective marketing strategy.auto parts addicthttp://www.autopartsplace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-21348776496793106612008-09-11T22:51:00.000-08:002008-09-11T22:51:00.000-08:00Oldladiesmobile!I often wonder if my 86 Subaru XTm...Oldladiesmobile!<BR/><BR/>I often wonder if my 86 Subaru XT<BR/>might have been more popular if they had used the Japanese name "Alcyone"<BR/><BR/>oh well.. I rather dislike the alphabet soup approach myself.<BR/><BR/>The RX was popular <BR/>the XT wasn't! I wonder why!Zukirusubaruxt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-69087259579842267642008-08-12T07:37:00.000-08:002008-08-12T07:37:00.000-08:00I have never payed attention to car names before -...I have never payed attention to car names before - many of them are really funny or ridiculous... What you post has made me wish is - to find out what car names you do like. after reading this articles all of them start looking suspicious to me:)))Polinahttp://www.skinmdnatural.com/skin-care.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-65267547184943370432008-08-10T19:43:00.000-08:002008-08-10T19:43:00.000-08:00This post reminds me of a clean comedian Scott Woo...This post reminds me of a clean comedian Scott Wood's little 2minute skit on Car names (on YouTube)...how the name explains everything about the car.<BR/><BR/>"...have you seen the new Infinity? ...They name that thing after the car payments."<BR/><BR/>"I'm driving down the street; I hit some guy...[BOOM]...I didn't see him,...he was in a Mirage. I told him, 'you should have been in a Dodge!'"<BR/><BR/>Of course it's funnier to hear his own presentation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdVWNLBZMwsDMohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325024385795956771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-35827253139324995592008-08-10T15:37:00.000-08:002008-08-10T15:37:00.000-08:00HA! I love this list, because I am always making f...HA! I love this list, because I am always making fun of car names! Like the Touareg, who are this really fierce Saharan tribe of raiders where the men cover their faces...they are actually kind of scary people, and we didn't go to Mali once because they were making trouble on the border. So name a mini-van after them! uh, yeah. Logical.<BR/>You forgot a few of my favs...<BR/><BR/>the Dodge Intrepid! Makes me think of Maxwell Smart, actually.<BR/><BR/>the Ford Probe. Uh, named for his fav protologist? <BR/><BR/>and my fav? the Vigor! We call it the Libido, Donn and I, and always make fun of its male drivers.planetnomadhttp://planetnomad.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-46128043224720420752008-08-09T14:51:00.000-08:002008-08-09T14:51:00.000-08:00It was really funny until you started ragging on t...It was really funny until you started ragging on the Oldsmobile. I drive an Olds...yes, me the not yet 30 year old drives an Olds...and yes, my husband does call it my oldpeoples mobile but...I think the Aleros are nice - but I have no idea what Alero means!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823571693640400878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-11849200660138693752008-08-09T09:08:00.000-08:002008-08-09T09:08:00.000-08:00My husband owns a Ford Aspire. We say it "aspires...My husband owns a Ford Aspire. We say it "aspires" to be a car! Hey but no joke it gets fabulous gas mileage. He named the car Moebes. If I remember right he named it that because the horn says, "moebe, moebe" and I don't think it would scare even a bird from its path!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340747377984251389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-91285137172630427612008-08-09T06:25:00.000-08:002008-08-09T06:25:00.000-08:00We had an old baraccuda...it was a piece...who kne...We had an old baraccuda...it was a piece...who knew that we were driving a showpiece waiting to happen. We were always embarassed by it.<BR/><BR/>And, I won't even go into how much it costed to fill that thing up.Alice Wills Goldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971378715777007757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-63023663189280747782008-08-09T05:39:00.000-08:002008-08-09T05:39:00.000-08:00"Oldsmobile? It's the car that comes with it's own..."Oldsmobile? It's the car that comes with it's own oxygen tank and support hose." My grandparents always had an Olds and I loved driving them back in the 50s and 60s but your description just cracked me up! Grandpa would have been offended - but it's still a stitch.Karen Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14635176445301771127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-56289096962367983992008-08-08T21:04:00.000-08:002008-08-08T21:04:00.000-08:00"orthographically offensive" -- ha! brilliant!(can..."orthographically offensive" -- ha! brilliant!<BR/><BR/>(can I use that sometime?)BGjubileehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07924715623122612454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-73860045234247979892008-08-08T19:49:00.000-08:002008-08-08T19:49:00.000-08:00I love this list! And Oldsmobile is at the top of...I love this list! And Oldsmobile is at the top of mine . . .MoziEsméhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16078786257885681829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-77010845957787727932008-08-08T12:20:00.000-08:002008-08-08T12:20:00.000-08:00I always liked the name Hyundai just cos you can s...I always liked the name Hyundai just cos you can say it all fast like you're going to go all samauri on someone.<BR/><BR/>I must say in defense of the nova - dumb name now that I think about it - seriously cool muscle car. One of my pals in HS had one, she was a teeny tiny girl in this huge bright yellow car - we called it the banana boat - va-room!AlaneMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16378820581781820649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-79888884120069566152008-08-08T07:35:00.000-08:002008-08-08T07:35:00.000-08:00We're still trying to wrap our minds around the na...We're still trying to wrap our minds around the name of our Dodge "Caravan". As if a family of 6 needed any more help feeling their largeness. :)<BR/><BR/>Funny. Very funny.Sonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693007110690293244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-37431497639231853622008-08-08T03:09:00.000-08:002008-08-08T03:09:00.000-08:00So funny!We were Escorted all the way from 1988 ti...So funny!<BR/><BR/>We were Escorted all the way from 1988 til 2003. We bought it new, but we couldn't even sell it in the end. No one wanted it. We donated it to a veterans group. I hope they weren't mad at us.<BR/><BR/>We also had a Dodge Spirit that I called the Evil Spirit because some days it just decided not to start. No one could figure out what was wrong.<BR/><BR/>You got my 'wheels' turning! What about the Volare? My parents' friends had a Volare station wagon complete with wood panels on the doors. I just felt so ITALIAN when I looked at it. Now I feel like bursting into song!stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04070263353485891308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-79677724343854647382008-08-07T22:10:00.000-08:002008-08-07T22:10:00.000-08:00With all that you do, HOW do you have time to thin...With all that you do, HOW do you have time to think this much?Jenna Consolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015165553390298826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-30983116932502333122008-08-07T21:43:00.000-08:002008-08-07T21:43:00.000-08:00Hahahaha! I laughed out loud at some of these!El C...Hahahaha! I laughed out loud at some of these!<BR/><BR/>El Camino truly is the ugliest car ever. My friend and I used to joyride in her grandpa's. We'd go over speedbumps and it felt like you were riding on a big, bouncy mattress!<BR/><BR/>Did you remember the unfortunate Edsel? Named after a member of the ford family, I think. Most unsuccessful car ever.<BR/><BR/>Hilarious post idea!charrettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16351177033783487168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-70215363231287328812008-08-07T19:55:00.000-08:002008-08-07T19:55:00.000-08:00I think I just might buy a Scribbit.The Chevrolet ...I think I just might buy a Scribbit.<BR/><BR/>The Chevrolet Celebrity was my second car. I got it used. Let me tell you, there's nothing about this car that says celebrity.<BR/><BR/>What a hysterical list!Damselflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139191935886860839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-14257395123673336342008-08-07T19:42:00.000-08:002008-08-07T19:42:00.000-08:00LOL - it's funny you even thought of this! :) I ha...LOL - it's funny you even thought of this! :) I have a VUE - pronounced "view" and I really like it...Marketing Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01092466674384204546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-13331127271219951052008-08-07T19:33:00.000-08:002008-08-07T19:33:00.000-08:00Oh you just crack me up... funny thing about daewo...Oh you just crack me up... funny thing about daewoo...when we lived in Hawaii we often shopped at a market calle Daie. I'm sure I've just misspelled it, it's such an awkward grouping of letters not to mention pronuciation. Anyway, the first few weeks we were there I kept wanting to call it Daewoo, like the car. Which is also awkward...Leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13602022032114765911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-48434164593470755092008-08-07T19:08:00.000-08:002008-08-07T19:08:00.000-08:00Maybe the names are coming from our esteemed Holly...Maybe the names are coming from our esteemed Hollywood Stars who name even their children strange things like River Phoenix, Apple, Summer, Autum, and other such things. I can see the emails to the stars now: name this new model and win a new car!PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630048078969557476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-44956083241818359422008-08-07T18:53:00.000-08:002008-08-07T18:53:00.000-08:00Always love to think about how names for things ca...Always love to think about how names for things came about. <BR/><BR/>Imagine a nice cushy job naming OPI's fingernail polish??<BR/><BR/>And love the word of the day from your blog "orthographically ??"<BR/><BR/>Nice!Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913449603878934813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-19510421226979235922008-08-07T18:11:00.000-08:002008-08-07T18:11:00.000-08:00Ah, and poor Mr. and Mrs. Ford -- however did they...Ah, and poor Mr. and Mrs. Ford -- however did they explain to their son Edsel that his namesake flopped? Totally, completely failed?Daisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-26057897383650537552008-08-07T18:03:00.000-08:002008-08-07T18:03:00.000-08:00I don't know, but something about the "El Camino" ...I don't know, but something about the "El Camino" that screams Americana to me and I quite like it! Even if the name is Spanish. I think you are way too harsh on the ol' Camino.:)But I'm also laughing. Did you see The Mexican where Brad Pitt exercises his Spanish skills by pronouncing "Ell Caameeennooo". It's still funny when I think about it. <BR/>I'm with you on the pronunciation of some of these darn names. If you think that's confusing, Aussies have a totally different way of pronouncing Nissan, Mazda and Hyundai and it has nothing to do with an accent. They also pronounce fillet, "fill-it" and I'm not kidding!all over the maphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07683876349920004494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-77693259132424969552008-08-07T18:00:00.000-08:002008-08-07T18:00:00.000-08:00Hey now...I've always wanted to buy a Solara. And...Hey now...I've always wanted to buy a Solara. And I plan on putting Sojoel on the vanity plate. Unfortunately, I won't be out of minivan stage for a while, and it will probably be even longer before I'm in 2-door stage.<BR/><BR/>:)Larahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351324888724799014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-68535170458419521612008-08-07T14:56:00.000-08:002008-08-07T14:56:00.000-08:00Hilarious!My husband and I were just discussing th...Hilarious!<BR/><BR/>My husband and I were just discussing this the other night while we were supposed to be falling asleep and we got a really bad case of the giggles. Especially over the Pinto (bean in Spanish) and the Citation (which I had as a kid at one point)<BR/><BR/>Really? A Citation? Like you're going to get one in that car? Odd thing is, my stepdad drove that car drunk for many a beer run and should've gotten a citation or something!carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02449987730223591945noreply@blogger.com